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RE: Shure 183 > Sony DAT, MD

Subject: RE: Shure 183 > Sony DAT, MD
From: umashankar <>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:07:36 -0700 (PDT)
that is true, and not just for the dap1. most portable
recorders (including the nagra, if i might say) use
fixed gain mic pres, with padders in front, and the
gain control comes after that. portable mixers are a
different thing though.

umashankar

--- Anton Woldhek <> wrote:

> Hi Curt,
> 
> > Any reactions?
> 
> I am not sure whether what im about to say is just
> plain BS or perhaps true
> (somebody is bound to correct me if it is BS). 
> What ive read about the Tascam DA-P1 dat machine is
> that its pre-amp
> controls are in effect really just a variable pad
> that control the amount of
> signal after the pre-amp stage. So while reducing
> the "gain" on the DA-P1
> keeps the ad convertor from overloading, it doesn't
> do anything for pre-amp
> overloads. The only remedy for which is using pads
> before going into the
> DA-P1. 
> Perhaps you could try this with your setup, get a
> couple -10 or -20 db pads
> and see if you still have the problem.
> 
> Cheers
> Anton
> 
> 
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